Who we are
Whissle is an independent AI company performing orginal multi-modal speech-and-language research, building services and products.
Our cloud API powers:
- Real-time speech & language services (think Deepgram, but open and programmable )
- Conversational Bot - a chat assistant that controls IoT devices and answers everyday questions
- Insights Studio - a creator-focused audio-video editing suite that runs right in the browser
Next up: native
desktop (Electron/Tauri) and
mobile (React Native/Expo) apps for those products. That's where you come in.
What you'll do
Design- Turn ideas into user flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity Figma comps for web, desktop, and mobile.
- Define motion specs (token streaming, waveform scrubbing, timeline zoom, etc.).
Build- Implement your designs as reusable React / React Native components in TypeScript & Tailwind + shadcn/ui.
- Create interactive prototypes in Storybook or Expo that talk to our speech API (WebSocket/WebRTC).
Own the design system- Expand color, typography, icon, spacing, and motion tokens; keep Figma and code libraries in lock-step.
Advocate for quality- Champion accessibility (WCAG 2.2), performance budgets, and responsive behavior across break-points.
Collaborate- Pair daily with product designers, full-stack engineers, and researchers; present work in design reviews; help mentor interns.
You'll thrive here if you have
- 3-6 years shipping production UI that matches your own high-fidelity designs.
- Fluency in Figma (auto-layout, variants, interactive components, Dev Mode).
- Production experience with React 18 / Next.js and TypeScript.
- Exposure to at least one of: React Native, Expo, Electron, or Tauri.
- Comfort using Tailwind CSS (or similar utility classes) and component libraries such as shadcn/ui.
- Familiarity with front-end testing (Jest, React Testing Library) and component docs (Storybook/Chromatic).
- Solid grasp of accessibility principles and inclusive design.
- Ability to communicate design rationale clearly in a fast-moving, async-friendly environment.
Bonus points for
- Audio/video UX patterns (waveform displays, timeline markers, FFmpeg chops).
- Working with real-time streams (WebSockets, WebRTC).
- IoT dashboards or conversational-UI experience.
- Contributions to open-source design systems or tooling.
Compensation & Benefits
- Ownership that matters - receive a meaningful early-stage equity grant, vesting over four years with a one-year cliff, so you grow alongside Whissle.
- Deferred-salary upside - we accrue your cash salary from day one and pay it out in a lump sum at our next funding or revenue milestone. It's a founder-style upside without the founder-level risk, giving us runway now and rewarding you later.
- Remote-first life - flexible hours, minimal meetings, async-by-default.
- Quarterly hack-weeks - Build passion projects, explore new tech, collaborate and showcase to the whole team.
Why you'll love working with us
- Modern stack - React 18, Next.js 14 App Router, Expo, Tauri, Vercel, GitHub Actions.
- Creative domain - build tools for creators, developers, and everyday smart-home users.
- Transparent culture - open roadmaps, clear milestones, direct access to founders.
Ready to join?
- Send us your résumé and portfolio (please include live Figma links or interactive demos).
- Tell us about a product where you designed and built the UI yourself.